face是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 the front of the head, where the eyes, nose, and mouth are -- 臉，面孔

  • She has a long, thin face. 她長著一張瘦長的臉。

  • She had a puzzled expression on her face. 她一臉困惑不解。

  • I was greeted by smiling faces. 迎接我的是一張張笑臉。

  • I could see from his face he was unhappy. 我從他的臉上看出他並不高興。

  • I was making silly faces to get the baby to laugh. 我正做著各種鬼臉引寶寶笑。

  • "This tastes horrible," said Tom, pulling a face at his glass. 「這太難喝了，」湯姆一臉苦相地看著杯子說道。

• 1 the front or surface of an object -- （物體的）前面，正面，表面

  • the north face of a mountain 山的北坡

  • the west face of the building 建築物的西側

  • a watch face with Roman numerals 有羅馬數字的手錶錶盤

• 2 the respect and honour of others -- 臉面，面子；尊嚴

  • He thinks he would lose face if he admitted the mistake. 他覺得承認錯誤會丟面子。

  • She tried to save face by inventing a story about being overseas at the time. 為了盡量挽回面子，她謊稱那時在海外。

• 3 If you face a problem, or a problem faces you, you have to deal with it. -- 面對，面臨，必須對付（難題）

  • This is one of the many problems faced by working mothers. 這是身為在職母親面臨的眾多難題之一。

  • Passengers could face long delays. 旅客可能須長時間滯留。

  • You're faced with a very difficult choice there. 你眼下面臨一項艱難的抉擇。

  • I think Phil has to face the fact that she no longer loves him. 我覺得菲爾必須承認她不再愛他的這件事實。

  • We have to face facts here - we simply don't have enough money. 我們必須面對現實——我們根本沒有足夠的錢。

  • He's dying but he refuses to face the truth. 他命不久矣卻不肯面對現實。

  • I can't face walking up all those steps again. 我可受不了再爬一遍那些臺階。

  • I know I've got to tell her but I can't face it. 我知道我必須告訴她，可我就是沒法這麼做。

  • She half hoped he would not find her, though she knew she would have to face him sooner or later. 她心存僥倖，希望他找不到她，可是她知道早晚有一天要面對他的。

• 4 to turn or be turned towards something physically; to be opposite something -- （使）轉向，（使）面向；正對

  • The balcony faced towards the sea. 陽臺面對大海。

  • Our apartment faces south. 我們的公寓朝南。

  • Their houses face each other across the street. 他們的房子隔街相望。

• 5 If you face a building, you put an extra layer in front of what is already there. -- （在建築物表面）覆蓋，抹蓋，貼上

  • The house was built of wood but faced in/with brick. 這棟房子用木搭建，但表面砌上了磚。